Pragmatic Transfer in Intermediate Japanese Learners' Apology Speech Act

This study aims to investigate the apology speech act strategy employed by Japanese language learners at intermediate level and pragmatic transfer from L1 L2 that occurs. The data for this were gathered using Discourse Completion Test (DCT), which examined four situations focusing on relationships with interlocutors. subjects of 53 learners. collected then classified into eight strategies or semantic formulas. in learner's expression was divided pragmalinguistic sociopragmatic transfer. found several factors related First, translate phrases literally L2, leads Second, many variations combinations words sentences are difficult compared expressions Indonesian, especially "kasu-kariru" "motte iku-motte kuru" context. Third, applying a function is expected give reference study, help understanding interlanguage second